Leading the tasting was vivacious Marco Caprai, who introduced each wine and discussed the vintages including 2007, 2005, 2001, 2000, 1998, 1997, 1995 and 1993. Fabulously organized event that really brought the power and beauty of Sagrantino to the New York market. "Very complex and elegant!"

said Freixenet CE0 Pedro Ferrer, here with his wife Begonia and other key executives in New York to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Gloria Ferrer sparkling wine brand from Sonoma. Bob Iantosca, Executive Winemaker. We went to California for wine instead of gold!" can read here, and Jose set up Gloria Ferrer in Sonoma in 1982.

The venue, a private room at Felidia in New York City, where outside the large window one could see trees swaying in the rain and wind. This was changed when the British market demanded the “new claret” which was barrel aged instead of served fresh and young. Some of the wines tasted: Chateau Clerc-Milon: 1994, 2004, 2005, 2006.

Consider that their current release rosé is from the 2000 vintage (ten years older than the current release from Provence). tasted through their lineup at the recent tasting of their New York distributor, David Bowler. Why pay en primeur prices for young Bordeaux that won’t arrive for two years? Lopez de Heredia.

At City Winery in New York today Andi Kollwentz and Rainer Wess led a fabulous presentation titled: The Wachau and the Leitha: A Tale of Two Mountain Ranges. In the course of the seminar we saw an incredible slideshow detailing the very different terroir - Austria is a tapestry of gneiss and schist and 2000 meter mountains and lakes.

The seminar and tasting for New York journalists was held March 8 and included a larger representation of cool climate VQA Chardonnays featuring 54 wines from 31 Canadian wineries located in British Columbia and Ontario. Oak was a key element, with some producers using new oak and others more restrained. Exultet Estates 2009.

In anticipation of the upcoming Natural Winemakers’ Week, Imbibe New York sat online for an interview with Jenny Lefcourt, of Jenny & François Selections-one of the country’s top importers of natural French wines. When you first started Jenny and Francois in 2000, was your emphasis then on natural French wines?

In 1999, Pierre Lurton, Director of Chateau Cheval Blanc, became intrigued by the renaissance of Malbec in Argentina and the prospect of establishing a New World presence that would represent the best of the Old and New World. Creation of Cheval des Andes. Chatting with Nicholas Audebert at the Villa. Tasting Cheval des Andes.

When I saw him at a Wines of South Africa tasting in New York City on Wednesday, I asked him if Chenin blanc was a difficult grape. tasted his 2000 Chenin Blanc, a $14 wine with ten years age on it. Ken Forrester likes Chenin Blanc. Just don’t call it Steen. For the tech specs, it has 14% alc, Tartaric Acidity 6.8

One of the highlights of attending En Primeur in Bordeaux this year for me had been the opportunity to taste the new vintage of prestigious, historic Chateau Cheval Blanc, famed for nearly two centuries for its unique terroir. Recently, both Messrs Lurton and Audebert came to New York to introduce the fabulous 2006 vintage.

We was supposed to have flown from New Orleans to France, but he said something about a Volcano and he couldn't fly. I'm telling you, there are some truly fantastic cheeses coming out of small farms in Vermont and New York these days, and this is one of them. The other night my friend Peter came over for dinner. Sounds good.

So with a new, recurring feature on this site, we aim to help you order wine like with aplomb and find an excellent deal. The current nugget is… Eric Texier, 2000 Hermitage rouge for $69. 1900 Broadway (between 63rd & 64th) New York, NY 10023. Tags: New York City dining Bar Boulud. 212) 595-0303.

New York legislators are considering a shift to allow wine to be sold in supermarkets –and wine stores to sell gourmet cheese, cigars, beer and even have ATMs. New customers often say they don’t recognize any of our labels to which we say, “Awesome, that means we are doing a good job!&#. Avg price $15. Low $8.

At a recent Wine Media Guild (WMG) event here in New York I had the opportunity to taste several different brands for this holiday season. 2000 Charles Heidsieck Brut (Remy Cointreau USA) $70. Champagne Lunch at the Wine Media Guild. Curious about some favorite Champagnes? It is 100% Grand Cru Chardonnay. Many people in the U.S.

Billsboro Winery was opened as Geneva's first winery in the spring of 2000 by Bob Pool and Jennifer Morris and is home to 26 acres of rolling hills, vineyards and forest. remembered commenting on an older post that this was may be the best Sauvignon Blanc I tasted outside of my favorites from New Zealand. That happened this week.

At the time Madame Leroy was a fairly new devotee to biodynamism, and as part of her regimen in this vintage, she refused to spray her vines against mildew, which was potentially a huge problem during this growing season. John Gilman, author of the newsletter The View from the Cellar , joins us again for a Q&A. think not. am not hopeful.

Convinced it could not be had in New York, he asked me to find it for him. The wine is distributed by Korbrand in New York, and they do an admirable job marketing it. The 2000 is still velvety, with massive road tar, black jam, and mild dry tannins. Tags: 2000 Italy 3 stars 2003 Tuscany

He took the estate in a new direction, eventually going entirely organic as of 2000. This wine is not blanketing the shelves, but it's pretty easy to find in and around New York. This is a wine worth buying many bottles of, if you have the space. Yes, it is a great white Burgundy, and yes, I got mine for $15 a bottle.

The managing directors of both properties convened on New York for a tasting at the Wine Media Guild on April 27. On the Pichon-Baron side, things are really cranking under Christian Seely who took over in 2000, which produced an excellent wine. Rivalries and conflicts simmer throughout the world. Sign up for one if you can.

I've received my fair share of samples in the past two years and I've written about exactly one of them, the 2000 Movia Puro Rose that I reviewed for a Friday Night Bubbles post last summer. get wines from Washington State, Chile, Australia, New York (a load of them this winter) and more. What spurred this? doubt it.

My friend David McDuff is hosting the 54th edition of Wine Blogging Wednesday, the monthly online tasting event created by my pal and New York Wine blogger extraordinaire, Lenn Thompson. 2000 Marziano Abbona Barolo Pressenda , about $45. used to participate regularly in WBW - it was one of the reasons that I started blogging.

Not in New York, nowhere. 2000 Ren é Geoffroy Brut, $125. 2000 Margaine Special Club Blanc de Blancs Brut , $75 (but this price could be totally wrong - the book is missing information). And I've seen it, the same disorgement as in the tasting, based on 2004, with the new label, for as little as $36. Delicious.

Specializing in Italian wines since 2000, Experiencing my own personal recession, which has nothing to do with greedy investors and everything to do with a very indulgent birthday weekend a few weeks back, I decided to visit a few free tastings this week, beginning with one at Vino Wine and Spirits, 121 East 27th Street.

Emilion September 04, 2008 I was deep in a New York City-sized meltdown after realizing I booked into a St. Twice he was turned down by the AOC who wanted him to put a Vin de Table on his 2000 and 20001, instead of his St. Emilion I was deep in a New York City-sized meltdown after realizing I booked into a St.

Do you realize that in New York City in just over a week from now, about 400,000 kids, literally, are going to write short essays with almost the exact same title as this post? love summer in New York City. 2000 Voirin-Jumel Champagne Millésimé , $37. 2000 Dessilani Ghemme Riserva , price unknown. 2005 A.

Right now we have a 2000 Bordeaux blend from Veneto that is on our list for $68 that I have seen in Italy selling for over $130 Euros. Since moving to New York, Alexandra and Vito have seen the same passion for food and drink but found the experience is rarely savored or remembered here. That it is bad for you.

Lassaigne makes at least five wines, but I've seen only two of them here in New York: this Blanc de Blancs and also the 2000 vintage wine, a non-dosage wine, one bottle of which is presently napping in my little cellar. NV Jacques Lassaigne Brut Cuv é e Les Vignes de Montgueux , $38, Jenny & Francois Selections.

Bouchard is an infant of a Champagne house, created in 2000 and located in the Côte des Bar, the southern part of Champagne where the climate resembles that of Burgundy, and where Pinot Noir is the most common grape. Bouchard makes two wines that I've seen in New York. I'm so glad we did - we both loved it.

By the 2000's Sicily was ready to come onto the American market and do it's dance around the wine lists of States. Here in New York Nero d'Avola, Sicily's most important grape has slowly crept into our vocabulary. From the south I chose to wax on wax off about the Nero d'Avola. For me there are two schools of Nero d'Avola.

They kept at it and in 2000 it was discovered that The Zinfandel/Primitivo strain was a parent of Plavac Mali. Then about five years later the leading Nurseryman in Boston (Does New York have a leading Nurseryman or woman?) This introduced the heated greenhouse to New England and Zinfindal became the table grape of the time.

I had the distinct pleasure of going to the Martin Scott Portfolio Tasting last week at the New York State Theater at Lincoln Center. tried a new rating system this time, scoring wines out of 10 points and writing only the briefest of notes in order to speed myself up. 2000 Schramsberg Vineyards Reserve (8) 70% Pinot Noir here.

In honor of the terroir that must be saved in Cornas, M graciously ferried in a 2000 Lemencier Cornas, in its last two-three years of glory. but makes the place even more charming. The best BYOB in town. Go while you still can. We munched on four differed salads, all really delicious, homespun but marked by really high quality ingredients.

Here is what I like about them: The reds tend to be somewhat "old-world" in style - they offer complexity and balance that can be elusive among new world wines made with the big three Bordeaux grapes. will admit that I loved the 2000 vintage of this wine, so I might be a bit biased. Made with local yeasts, spends time in new oak.

Third place - 2000 Jason's Vineyard Meritage , North Fork, Long Island, $13 : one 1st place vote, one second place vote = 8 points. In a world.where all wine is served blind from paper bags.four friends are about to embark on a journey.that will change their lives forever. blend of 47% Merlot, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 19% Cabernet Franc.

As is common in New York, a combination of artists and other intrepid souls in about 2000 began moving to Red Hook for the low rents. One of the largest public housing projects in the US sits in Red Hook. It has been for years one of the most isolated, poor, and blighted parts of the city. But the food was excellent.

The 2000 Estate Selection Merlot is an excellent Bordeaux-styled wine, with plummy and earthy aromas, a light texture, and lots of dark fruit on the palate. So now I know that Long Island makes serious wine.what about the rest of New York? Vintage is a wine store that sells only New York wines, and also some fancy foods.